Paper, regarding account of a spot seen in the Sun on 23 September 1730 by Mr Wasse
Reference number: CLP/8ii/27
Date: 23 September 1730
Description
Taken from two letters by Wasse of Northamptonshire to William Whiston. Wasse describes sunspots observed before sunset on 23 September 1730, writing that 'the spot in the Sun was black and well defin'd: seen by about four persons, who all agree in their verdict.'
Subject: Astronomy
Read to the Royal Society on 22 October 1730
- Reference number
- CLP/8ii/27
- Earliest possible date
- 23 September 1730
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- Ink on paper
- Page extent
- 2 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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Paper, regarding account of a spot seen in the Sun on 23 September 1730 by Mr Wasse, 23 September 1730, CLP/8ii/27, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_8ii_27/paper-regarding-account-of-a-spot-seen-in-the-sun-on-23-september-1730-by-mr-wasse, accessed on 13 October 2024
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